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When a strain occurs, most commonly in the calf or hamstring muscle at the back of the thigh, the muscle or tendon which connects muscles to bones at the joint, tear partially or completely. Chiropractors and doctors are seeing far more patients with injuries related to sports or physical activity, because of the great surge in interest in fitness. This is true especially in the bigger cities such as Toronto, where aerobics has taken a far stronger foothold than here. The bouncing, jerking and sudden foot movements have created a surge of sprains and strains that doctors have to contend with. This spreads the rumors that it is not good for you to jog, skip or run. Chiropractors could think of a hundred reasons why you should walk for exercise rather than do movements that are forceful and strenuous. Howevâ€" er, fitness experts and doctors would have a thousand reasons why strenuous activities are beneficial and wih help sustain a healthy life. It all depends on how you do a physical activity. Doing it correctly should elimiâ€" nate most chances of injury. Warming your body up, stretching for a sufficient amount of time your entire body, watching that your body is in proper alignment while you exercise or play a sport, and stretching your body suffiâ€" cient enough to cool it down and eliminate stiffness, are all ways to prevent injuries. AF B MAAXAIML PMCAAS reams o Re: peant Pm As;keoy 54 !rlov e zoc Peorsa 0 /a mwaezake uxfey Jw wersr éméf'//\/yé i‘ PBrev:»/ tlors?‘, es zp Gnt" In s We pasr % Afepprsite/ A+ Fop Morr/sa Fitness Forum Kathy Hammond Fitness Instructor Peter Etril Snyder : Sprains, most often involving the ankle, are similar injuries involving the ligaâ€" ments (connective tissues that attach one joint bone to another.) Both injuries produce sudden| and often persistent pain, with varying degrees of swelling and tenderness. If you suffer either a sprain or strain, treat it immediately with R.ILC.E. REST the injury as soon as you feel pain. Continued use will extend the injuâ€" ry. ICE the injured area. The cold relieves pain and reduces swelling and bleeding; the less blood that collects in the wound, the faster it heals. COMPRESSION. Wrap an elastic banâ€" dage firmly over the ice pack and around the injured part. (If you feel numbness or additional pain, you have wrappgif the bandage too tightly.) Leave the ice pack and bandage in place for 30 minutes, then unwrap for 15 minutes to allow the skin to rewarm and the blood to recirculate. Alternate this procedure of wrapping and unwrapping for at least two hours. (This is something that most people will not take the time doing.) ELEVATION. Position the injured part so it is above the heart level, enabling gravity to help drain excess fluid. Elevation should continue while you are sleeping as well. Once the pain has gone away, you may resume your normal pace of activity being careful to follow professional advice. Don‘t overdo it‘ nd R LETTERS Why must we spoonâ€"feed immigrants? Comments made by Dr Bain "Don‘t have to do minorities favors"" may be true at the present time When the first "Human Rights" group formed (I was a member) about 20 years ago. immigrants actually expected a certain amount of special treatment. This probably contributed to today‘s attitudes Let me give you an example Two immigrants were employed on a summer work program at a local manufacturing plant. One was a good worker â€" the other was slow and careless. When the foreman Why, you ask, is he asking these stupid questions? I dunno. Maybe a) I had a deprived childhood and am bent on revenge, or b) 1 am envious of the things kids have today, and demand an equal share, or c) I am not handling the responsibilities of adulthood as well as I thought, therefore I‘m throwing my lifestyle into reverse gear, or d) I have learned to hate talking about RRSP‘s incomeâ€"splitting and tax shelters, or e) I‘m an allâ€"time lostâ€"cause sicko. Whatâ€" ever the reason, I‘m having the time of my life. Take last Sunday, for example. After a grand day Saturday at Grand Bend, we decided to show our friends Lori and Randy Pioneer Sportsworld and its new Waterpark. They loved it, except for the deepâ€"diving tube ride, which caused a split in the relationship between Lori and her swimwear, and almost caused a much more grievous result when Randy forgot to keep his legs together First time ever on the bumper boats First time ever on goâ€"karts. First time ever down the water slide. First time ever in a wave pool, and down the deep diving tube ride (with legs closed, after the look 1 saw on Randy‘s face after his venture. ) Whooppee‘ Loved every minute of it, just like a little kid The amazing angle of this story is that first, I would attempt these adventures, and second,. that I would like them so much, I would talk about them for hours afterwards. You have to realize, we‘re talking about a decrepit bone rack here, no spring chicken, having more fun, or at least as much fun, as a six year old But one trip to a theme park doesn‘t a kid of me make. This hellbent desire to return to the womb has been cultivated in plenty places Took a trip to the new Waterpark at Pioneer Sportsworld with my wife Beth and two outâ€"ofâ€"town friends Sunday and had a simply marvelous time. I am left with one question, however, and I need an answer pronto. Should it be considered abnormal behaviour when, at an age when I should be preâ€"occupied with fathering a child, instead I want to be one? Don‘t get me wrong, I‘m not losing any sleep over the situation, but the thought has occurred to me that many of my recent moments of enjoyment have centered on activities primarily reserved for anklebiters. What guiding force has caused this to happen? Can I expect an absolute regression back to my childhood? In five years, will I be riding a tricycle to the office? Will my letter opener have a rattle on the end? Will I have plaster Smurfs bookending my reference files? Will I be soon be bringing a Fred Flintstone lunchpail to work? But the story of the day was the inability of anyone to differentiate between me and about 200 other six yearâ€"olds enjoying themselves to the max Like at this farm we visited for a lamb barbecue last Saturday. which afforded me the first opportunity in my WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1985 â€" PAGE 7 Rick the kid Rick Campbell Chronicle Editor life to visit the inside of a barn. I refrained from petting the pigs, and left the chickees and rabbits to their peace, but nothing could stop me whistling Old MacDonald Had A Farm. Would have had a totally pleasurable experience if one of the partyers hadn‘t told me the unfortunate lamb selected for the spit was named Joanie. Not Joan. Joanie. Now that was kinda hard to swallow. And the night before, there I was, playing my first video game in a pizza place. Played pinball all my life, but this was different, it was one of those video games I have oftâ€"criticized in editorials. But since I played it well, and had more fun than any of my nephews who no doubt play the same game, I have now declared video games fun and worthwhile and educational and gimme another quarter, I‘m dying to go back. And be looking for me any day now, by the way, to bring my Fred Flintstone lunchpail to work, crammed with hot dogs, and maybe even French fries with gravy And if it‘s not theme parks, or Old MacDonald‘s Farm, or video games, heck, what about the 10â€"speed I bought earlier this spring, to boot around the neighborhood? Never had a decent bike when I was a kid, but I can afford such a luxury now, though I was disappointed to find out that popping wheelies is not considered proper behaviour with racâ€" ing tires. I would have to say this regressive trend started four years ago when I took up glove and bat to play sloâ€"pitch, that marvelous boys of summer pastime that allows you to trade in deadlines, budget sessions and daily pressures for clutch hits, great grabs and the plating of the winning run. No better way to make a man into a kid. But the trend has gone bloodyâ€"well overboard. Know what my favorite foods are now? Hot dogs. And even when in fancy restauâ€" rants, french fries with gravy. Don‘t have gravy, send ‘em back. Must have gravy. Golden Pagoda restaurant, sum mer of ‘67, it‘s all coming back to me Or I‘m going back to it In fact, the only place where 1 don‘t act like a kid anymore is at the office, and I think Pll change that this week as well. Instead of calling my boss Bill, or Bud, as I usually do, I will call him Dad I‘ll become the practical joke king around here. and make funny faces at people who come in to cut up the Chronicle. T insist on 15 minute nap periods each morning and afternoon (some would call that a drastic reduc tion} and punch all sorts of keys on the fancy equipment down at the press. and then ask what each one does You think 1 jest? Hah‘ The redis covery of childhood knows no bounds and I don‘t care if you think I‘m an idiotNow get lost before 1 make a funny face, or worse yet, squirt you with my new super deluxe water pis tol Furthermore, I believe that the more "councils"" we set up for "assistance"", the more we spoonâ€"feed the immigrant. In other words. these organizations are Nogging a dead frorse. told the second man that more was expected of him. he accused the foreman of discrimination because of color. This action was common at that time and used frequently by poor workers from some countries Thus a few poor laborers contributed to the feeling Dr_ Bain ascribes to the community at large Let immigrants be fair as the persons with whom they have dealings. Otherwise. to blazes with organizations. Let them stand on their own feet and be counted Norma Sangoi Waterioo., Ont. It‘s ault